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SEATTLE, WA - New Mexico State volleyball closed out its first road trip of Western Athletic Conference play with a match at Seattle U's Redhawk Center on Saturday. The Aggies swept the Redhawks 25-15, 25-19, 25-13 to remain perfect in league play.

"It's always great to start conference play 2-0," head coach Mike Jordan said. "We played well defensively and I liked the way most of the team served the ball .We were able to score inside while in transition. It was great that everyone was able to get an opportunity to play."

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LAS CRUCES, N.M. - The Aggie defense limited Fresno State to six second-half points, including shutting out the Bulldogs in the fourth quarter, but it was not enough to carry NM State to a win. Fresno State (2-2) fended off the Aggies' comeback, handing NM State (0-5) a 30-17 loss Saturday night inside Aggie Memorial Stadium.

A week after allowing 55 points and nearly 600 yards of total offense at New Mexico, the NM State defense played with a chip on its shoulder, and it showed. The Aggies allowed just 23 points to a Bulldog offense that entered Saturday averaging 30.7 points per game. NM State held Fresno State to only two second-half field goals and matched its season high with 5.0 tackles for loss.  Continue Reading This Post >>

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OREM, UT - New Mexico State volleyball opened Western Athletic Conference play with a match against Utah Valley at Lockhart Arena on Thursday night. The Aggies took down the Wolverines 25-19, 25-17, 16-25, 25-14 for their first conference win this season.

"Other than the third set, it was a great defensive effort," head coach Mike Jordan said. "I thought we passed the ball well, other than that one stretch. [Krysten] Garrison, [Ashley] Anselmo and [Cat] Kelly played really well and gave us the lift we needed."

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VERMILLION, S.D. - Freshman Hannah Leitner scored the first goal of her career but the New Mexico State women’s soccer dropped a 5-2 decision at South Dakota on Thursday afternoon.

Both sides started the game solid defensively, with Dmitri Fong making saves in the 9th and 10th minutes. Then, NM State (1-6-2) saw its first opportunity of the game but a header from Katie Martinez off a free kick was saved in the 15th minute and Emma Smith’s follow-up in the 16th minute was also stopped by the Coyotes (5-5).

However, South Dakota got rolling offensively starting with a goal off a corner kick in the 21st minute. The Coyotes quickly followed that score up with a goal in the 21st and another goal off a corner kick in the 24th minute to take a 3-0 lead.  Continue Reading This Post >>

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FORT COLLINS, CO - The reigning Western Athletic Conference champions are adding more hardware to their trophy case.

The Aggies won the team title at the Ptarmigan Ram Classic Tuesday, finishing in first place with an overall score of 26-over-par 890. NM State finished ahead of host Colorado State (895, +31) and third-place San Francisco (897, +33).

NM State sat alone in first place through 36 holes of play, firing an overall team score of 13-over-par 589 across yesterday's first and second rounds. The Aggies never lost their grip on the lead in the final round, holding off surges from both Colorado State and San Francisco to claim the title.

Senior Dominique Galloway carded the Aggies' top individual finish, tying for fourth at four-over-par 220. The performance marks her second top-10 finish and third top-25 finish of the season.  Continue Reading This Post >>

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LAS CRUCES, N.M. - New Mexico State volleyball closed out the Wildcat Classic with a match against Alabama State at the McKale Center on Saturday. The Aggies swept the Hornets 25-13, 25-20, 25-23 in the squad's non-conference finale.

"We had good energy despite the short turn around," head coach Mike Jordan said. "We still need to work on our serving and we need to work harder in practice to get better as we get ready for conference play."

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NM State (9-3) opened the match with a back-and-forth battle with ASU (3-11) but a six-point run which included an ace from Natalie Mikels put the Aggies ahead 15-9. The team continued to dominate and a kill by Ashley Anselmo gave the New Mexico State squad the 18-12 advantage before the opposition burned a timeout. The break did not stall NM State and the squad closed out the 25-13 victory on a 4-0 run.  Continue Reading This Post >>

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LAS CRUCES, N.M. – New Mexico State volleyball continued the Wildcat Classic with a match against Arizona at the McKale Center on Friday. The Aggies fell to the Wildcats 25-19, 25-19, 25-22 in the tournament match.

"I wish we would have gotten this effort during this morning's match. It takes a shame that it takes a good team to bring that sort of effort out in us," head coach Mike Jordan said. "There were some good things, Katie [Birtcil] blocked a few balls and Analyssa [Acosta] had some quality digs but we still have a lot of work to do."

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LAS CRUCES, N.M. - Dmitri Fong tied a career-high with 13 saves but the New Mexico State women’s soccer team dropped a 1-0 decision to Battle of I-25 rival New Mexico on Friday at the Soccer Athletic complex.

The Lobos (4-3-0) brought the pressure early, testing Fong in the 6th minute but she was there to make the stop. New Mexico continued to dominate the ball and push it into its offensive third, forcing saves in the 16th, 20th, and 27th minute.

Then, Ely Gonzalez had the Aggies (1-4-2) first opportunity at a goal but her shot from distance went just over the crossbar in the 27th minute. With the Lobos’ attack gaining momentum, Fong continued to play well as the redshirt junior made two more saves in the 30th and 31st minutes. From there, both sides struggled to create for the rest of the half and the rivals were tied 0-0 at halftime.  Continue Reading This Post >>

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - New Mexico State Director of Athletics Mario Moccia announced an agreement with ESPN Events on Friday, securing the postseason future for Aggie football through the 2020-25 bowl game cycle alongside Jeff Siembieda, the Executive Director of the New Mexico Bowl game, at the Bosque Brewing Co. Public House on Nob Hill.  Continue Reading This Post >>

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LAS CRUCES, N.M. - New Mexico State volleyball began the Wildcat Classic from the McKale Center with a match against Sacramento State on Friday. The Aggies fell to the Hornets 25-19, 19-25, 24-26, 25-20, 15-17 to open the tournament.

"Even if we had won the match, I would not have been happy, based on the effort I saw from the team, today," head coach Mike Jordan said.

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